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Automated Shuttle Bus Was Reportedly Rear-Ended During U.S. Department of Transportation Demonstration Ride

S2 · 01/2026 · Beep · Washington, DC, USA

Record

CompanyBeep
Categoryav trucking
Typecrash
Date01/2026
Time of daynot documented
LocationWashington, DC, USA
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale1 shuttle
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceWashington Post

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AIID Incident 1347. A Beep-operated automated shuttle bus was rear-ended by a Tesla during a USDOT demonstration ride in Washington, D.C.

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